Kevin Humphreys (Labour) | Oireachtas source

The reports from the UK about Brexit are worrying. There is no such thing as a good Brexit and the best negotiated agreement included a backstop and we need maintain its integrity. It is hugely disappointing that the debate will take place in the House of Commons over the coming hours and there will be nobody to speak for the thousands of people who voted in Northern Ireland against Brexit. It is disappointing that they have no voice in the House of Commons.

Last week, I raised the quality of building work in apartments and housing estates the length and breadth of the country. Residents in apartment blocks face repair bills of tens of thousands of euro because of fire safety, building quality and water ingress issues in their homes . Will the Leader arrange for the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government to come to the House to address these issues? It is a complicated situation but it is also distressing for the families that find themselves caught in it because, under Fianna Fáil, self-certification was allowed for these buildings during the boom. The Government cannot wash its hands of this issue. It needs to bring forward solutions for the thousands of families affected. Can the Leader say when the Minister will come to the House to speak on this important issue?